USDC

RuleSilent9151

all this USDT vs USDC talk hits different now that people actually using stables IRL, not just trading once you’re spending daily, liquidity and reliability matter way more than some market cap flex you really feel it when you start paying with it too, like on Oobit, n then it’s like “which one clears smoother, which one works everywhere,” not just charts and Twitter takes

Lazy-Resource9505

USDC used to be the Solana king, but lately, USDT liquidity on venues like Kraken or even for degen-ing on Phantom feels much deeper. I've been using BYDFi lately because they've been operating for 6 years and offer 500+ perp pairs with way better Solana-USDT integration. FWIW, they’re doing a $1M anniversary giveaway right now if you're planning on trading the current SOL pump anyway.

UnitedAd8949

both win in different lanes, USDT usually has deeper exchange liquidity while USDC tends to be cleaner for compliance-sensitive flows. i keep a split and deploy idle balances across Aave, Yearn, and EtherFi vault routes based on net yield after bridge and withdrawal costs.

diamond143420

Got my USDC on Nook since spring, pulling 7.6% while I wait for BTC to dip. Its pretty nice especially when BTC is super volatile, like rn.

lotofpic

USDT is currently getting banned in Europe's market because it doesn't meet the EU crypto regulations standards which USDC does.

yes_manequine

"I think I don't need to develop on this one." Develop a command of the English language maybe? Also? You clearly don't know much about the block chain given the referencing of Shiba, Hyper, Doge, BTC, ETH, Tether, USDC As if it is all interchangeable

DigitalHierophant

You think that's bad, try exchanging USDC to Fiat on any centralized exchange. They're gonna snatch a cool 2.5% off the top of whatever you exchange. That's always fun to watch once you enter 5 figure territory.

Blackfoxmeta

if USDC is secure, why did they had to silently bring another stablecoin USAT

BioFrosted

*Half* ?? Open Coin Market Cap or a similar website, scroll down and pick a coin at random. Take a good look at it and tell me there's a real project behind it. I just did that and landed on "Shiba Inu". I think I don't need to develop on this one. The issue is, Bitcoin didn't only launch the crypto project, it also accidentally filled most of the demands that were associated with other tenders. And through time, every crisis it survived made it so it filled the other demands as well. In this comment chain people are arguing what percentage of projects are scam. I'd argue it's easier to identify those which *aren't* scams, which as far as I'm concerned, is pretty much the Top 10 coins, minus Dogecoin. Though 10th is "Hyperliquid" which I'm quite doubtful about too. Simpler yet, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and a Stablecoin like USDC or Tether, you've got your three real projects

GBeastETH

Tether is a scam. I will never choose it over Circle / USDC.

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Post is by: tornavec and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1splxt3/tether_vs_circle_usdt_is_ousting_usdc_from_the/ Stablecoins are the sweetest, most lucrative business in all of crypto. No surprise the Clarity Act got stuck in Congress—it all came down to stablecoins. Tether pulls in $12 billion in revenue and pockets $10 billion in profit every year. It's now among the top 18 holders of US government debt—country‑level. And the company already has its own person inside the White House. Yet out in the real market, corporations are increasingly choosing USDC. According to analysts at the crypto gateway Cryptomus, USDC transaction volume hit $2.55 trillion in Q1 2026, while USDT only managed $1.49 trillion. Circle's token now holds over 80% of regulated B2B settlements. Sure, Tether's market cap is still more than double Circle's, but the corporate sector's potential is enormous. And USDC has already carved out a spot in the payment systems of nearly every public fintech giant—Stripe, Visa, Worldpay, you name it. That's why the Drift protocol hack was a real April Fools' gift for Tether. The largest DEX on Solana got drained of $230 million—and North Korean hackers quietly walked away with it, all through USDC. Later, Circle tried to defend itself, saying it only blocks its stablecoins by court order. But as Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart put it: if you're running a centralized protocol, you freeze stolen funds. Period. Tether is chipping in a large sum to help reimburse Drift traders—and it's not just throwing money away. USDC used to hold an 80% share on Solana. Now it's down to 55%. Though, weirdly enough, Circle's overall market cap started climbing right after April 1—after having been falling. Is North Korea going to surprise us with more hacks? Funny thing is, Tether's supply jumped 3% in just ten days. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

DwightsShirtGuy

This one makes me laugh: 10. Any reference to crypto value in terms of fiat ^ should ALWAYS BE IN QUOTES Any writing talking about crypto market cap or values of crypto express in fiat such as $ and € should be enclosed in "quotes" or prefaced with the mark [sic] to indicate those values are based on misleading and unrealistic interpretations of market liquidity. Until such time as all the liquidity backing up all major stablecoins such as USDT, USDC and others have been verified by a formal independent audit, all fiat-based valuation of any crypto holdings should be considered "wishful thinking."

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Post is by: AdAncient6591 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1sowy2r/network_finality_audit_navigating_the/ There is a lot of noise out there right now because we just crossed a massive milestone with over a trillion dollars in network activity this quarter. While most people are watching the price move around eighty six dollars, the real story is in the pipes. With the new institutional banks now minting USDC directly on the ledger around the clock, the general congestion is making standard wallet settings almost useless. If you have been getting constant transaction errors or expired signatures, it is because the automated defaults can’t compete with the new institutional volume we are seeing today. ​To actually get a handshake to go through with the ledger right now, you have to move away from the auto settings and use a manual setup. The industry standard that is actually working has the slippage fee set at five point zero as the first priority. Once that is locked in, you need to set your manual priority fee to zero point three five. On top of that, you should be looking at a zero point three five zero slash fifteen genotype setting to ensure the validator actually picks up the signature. This configuration is the only way to bypass the eighty percent failure rate the rest of the market is dealing with. It is just basic maintenance for the trillion dollar era we are in now. ​Thank you for your time, Thomas Harrison Founder of Festive Official Brand. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

Waste-Milk2716

Switch to Coinbase advanced to get lower fees. Buy USDC. Use the USDC to buy XRP

ninenulls

yeah, if you login to GoDaddy and look around in the DNS settings, you'll see it. Also, the x402 initiative with Coinbase is a big deal. I'm sure you've heard the 404 Not Found response code for websites. There is a 402 Payment Required response code which has never been finished, and Coinbase is working with the Linux Foundation to get the 402 response code finished. From what I've seen, it will be mostly USDC over eth and Solana.

MakCapital

Get a different bank. However, it's unlikely they will block you from depositing into both Robinhood and Coinbase. From there you can freely convert to USDC and buy whatever you want on chain for almost no fees (XRP on Solana) or limit orders with the same CEX for greatly reduced fees. Never buy the asset directly with your bank. Use centralized exchanges as stable ramps. Silver lining, your bank did you a favor on blocking investments into a meme.

pilotairbus

Why is there no fee at Coinbase for purchasing USDC?

pirate_pues

Going to borrow USDC against it to Silence Epstein victims

Ping0u

Where I live, exchanging BTC for USDC is not taxable.

Wanchain_Official

Similarly: \- 50,000 ADA (about $12,611,75) will net you about 12,652 USDC. \- 10,000 ADA (about $2,522) will net you about 0.03328635 BTC (about $2592), if you manually route through iBTC. \- 10,000 ADA (about $2,522) will net you about 1.00423945 ETH (about $2456), if you manually route through iETH.

Wanchain_Official

Of course, it depends on how much you are trying to Bridge. But if you swap manually (passing through i-assets) on Minswap, it isn't so bad (you can even profit). For example, for 10,000 ADA (about $2,522), if you swap manually twice on minswap (ADA --> iUSD --> USDC), you'll receive about $2,611 USDC. You only really get punished at these levels on slippage if you try to directly swap ADA --> USDC, because Minswap routing doesn't work.

New-Set-5225

Those pairs have very low liquidity The second option seems like a good one, with a 5 USDC bridge fee

Wanchain_Official

There are several ways, but they each require multiple steps. In no particular order: \- Swap ADA to USDC/USDT/BTC/ETH on Minswap, but manually route it through iusd/ibtc/ieth. This has to be done manually (i.e., 2 transactions) because Minswap can't seamlessly route between its regular dex and stableswap. Then, bridge out via Wanchain Bridge ([https://bridge.wanchain.org/](https://bridge.wanchain.org/)). \- Swap ADA to USDCx. Then, bridge out via USDCX bridge ([https://usdcx.iog.io/bridge](https://usdcx.iog.io/bridge)). \- Bridge ADA to Wanchain blockchain. Then swap to USDC/USDT/BTC/ETH on XFlows ([https://xflows.wanchain.org/](https://xflows.wanchain.org/)). Then bridge out via Wanchain Bridge.

jawni

Charles is just trying to spin a potential issue for another chain as a win for Cardano. This is his classic move. He'll be like "This chain did XYZ, when Cardano did ABC, obviously ABC is better, Cardano wins again. 😎" and then you look at the chain and the TVL is the lowest it's been since 2023, blocks are almost empty, they paid out the ass for USDC and it barely gets used.

NFTbyND

Yes it's normal USDC, Circle recently integrated Cardano for USDCx. You can look it up yourself to verify. The bridge I linked to is IOG's bridge, IOG is Charles' company and is the main developer team of Cardano

New-Set-5225

Thanks, I'll check it asap. Is it really normal USDC on Ethereum? I'd hate to have a bridge stablecoin token that can't be swapped

NFTbyND

Hi, the best way to bridge is as follows. 1. Swap your ada to USDCx on minswap.org 2. Go to https://usdcx.iog.io/bridge and bridge your USDCX to normal USDC in your Ethereum wallet. 3. Enjoy

Ok_Daredevil_576

The payments use case is actually more common than people think especially for small businesses, accepting USDT or USDC is pretty seamless these days with something like zeno bank io and the fees are way lower than anything traditional

Ok_Profile_5961

The payments use case is actually more common than people think especially for small businesses, accepting USDT or USDC is pretty seamless these days with something like zeno bank io and the fees are way lower than anything traditional

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Post is by: CaffeineComaMode and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1sn58yx/white_house_basically_admitted_a_stablecoin_yield/ So the White House just put out a study on stablecoin yields and the tldr is pretty interesting - banning consumer-facing yields wouldn't actually do much for traditional banks. Like the whole argument for the ban was protecting the banking system and their own economists basically said yeah that's not really how this plays out. It would mostly just kill innovation and push retail back to TradFi without meaningfully helping the institutions it was supposedly designed to protect. This lands right as the CLARITY Act is finally picking up real momentum. Treasury, SEC, CFTC all publicly calling for it in the same week - that's not coincidence, that's coordinated signaling. The White House report just handed the pro-clarity side another data point from their own people. And while everyone's debating the regulatory stuff, the RWA wave keeps building anyway. Ripple just did a deal with Kyobo Life - one of Korea's biggest insurers - to tokenize government bond settlement. An actual live institutional deal. The infrastructure is being built regardless of how the yield debate resolves. The case for consumer yields is simple. People keep capital in crypto because it's doing something for them. Take that away and you're just asking retail to hold zero-yield stablecoins through volatile markets. That's not a recipe for adoption - it's a recipe for people rotating back to their savings account every time things get choppy. The irony is that while regulators debate whether yields should exist at all, platforms have been offering them to everyday users for years without the DeFi complexity. I've had a chunk sitting on Nexo earning on USDC and EURC this whole time - it's not complicated, it just works, and it's a big part of why I haven't felt the urge to rotate back to TradFi during the choppy periods. The White House's own economists just made the case that this ban wouldn't even achieve what it was supposed to. At some point you have to ask whether the pushback on yields is actually about systemic risk or just about keeping retail capital inside the traditional banking system where it's always been. Would genuinely like to hear if anyone sees a real systemic argument I'm missing - or whether this is just incumbents doing what incumbents do. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

YenoPredictiveMarket

The 3-bucket approach is smart. I do similar: Cold storage (70%): Hardware wallet, never touches exchanges. Multi-sig for anything over 6 figures. Trading stack (25%): CEX for active positions. Agree on avoiding Binance/Coinbase during volatility - they always "maintenance" at worst times. Degen budget (5%): Separate wallet for on-chain plays. If it goes to zero, core stack protected. One addition: I keep 30-day rolling buffer in USDC on CEX. Let's me buy dips without waiting for bank transfers when opportunity hits. The key is mental accounting. Once you separate long-term wealth from trading capital, decision-making improves dramatically.

funkinaround

If attestations are meaningless disclosures, why does Circle publish them for USDC?

GreenStretch

I kept wondering about four years ago the last few days and finally checked. [https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20220410/](https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20220410/) BTC, BNB, and XRP are up from then. ETH, SOL, ADA, AVAX, DOGE, and DOT are down. Tether and USDC were in the top 12. And Terra was #9 at $92.58.

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Post is by: bruhLUVye and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_6mWGyjBf4pRMAfQ After Terra, the USDC/SVB depeg, and now MiCA regulation in the EU, I’m researching whether a regulated neobank-issued stablecoin is feasible. Specifically Revolut, which just got its full UK banking licence and has been selected for the FCA’s stablecoin sandbox. The core tension is that MiCA bans paying interest on stablecoins in the EU, so the value proposition for holders is purely transactional. Would you hold one? Would you trust a neobank over Circle or Tether as an issuer?  Short anonymous survey (5 min), UCL ethics approved. Open to anyone who uses crypto, stablecoins, or cross-border financial services in any currency or country. [Link](https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_6mWGyjBf4pRMAfQ). Also happy to discuss the research question in the comments, such as the cannibalisation risk, the float economics, and whether MiCA’s no-yield rule decreases demand too significantly. I’ll post results when the analysis is done. Thanks for any help. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

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Post is by: bruhLUVye and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_6mWGyjBf4pRMAfQ After Terra, the USDC/SVB depeg, and now MiCA regulation in the EU, I’m researching whether a regulated neobank-issued stablecoin is feasible. Specifically Revolut, which just got its full UK banking licence and has been selected for the FCA’s stablecoin sandbox. The core tension is that MiCA bans paying interest on stablecoins in the EU, so the value proposition for holders is purely transactional. Would you hold one? Would you trust a neobank over Circle or Tether as an issuer?  Short anonymous survey (5 min), UCL ethics approved. Open to anyone who uses crypto, stablecoins, or cross-border financial services in any currency or country. [Link](https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_6mWGyjBf4pRMAfQ). Also happy to discuss the research question in the comments, such as the cannibalisation risk, the float economics, and whether MiCA’s no-yield rule decreases demand too significantly. I’ll post results when the analysis is done. Thanks for any help. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

Top_Performance_732

why are you still typing utter ignorant bullshit? USDC has proof of reserves and is OVER BACKED by USD and short term US gov treasury bonds. stop typing random shit you have no idea about

Ev_Watching

If PayPal or Circle pays yield off short-duration Treasuries, that’s one thing. If Aave pays yield because borrowers are paying to borrow USDC against ETH, that’s another. If some random thing is showing 18% because it’s spraying token emissions around like a nightclub with bottle service, that’s another. Confusing the source of yield is the trap. I’d look at 3 things: * where the yield comes from * whether it’s durable * what has to go right for it to keep existing That’s the whole game.

Podsly

Buy USDC transfer to Cardano.

TheNordicCrypto

First of all, welcome! Crypto comes with many opportunities but is of course a speculative market so nothing is for sure. Regarding asset choice: Bitcoin have performed well since it's inception but have also had a lot of volatility (going up and down a lot during that time). There are a few stablecoins that have passed a lot of regulatory hurdles during recent years that have made them more safe than they were before. The two safest that come to mind are: USDC and RLUSD. There is also tokenized gold, PAXG, but gold have had a lot of volatility lately. On your wallet question there are a few options on how to store crypto. Users that are unfamiliar with tech and basic online safety could end up having their assets more safe by investing in crypto ETFs. When considering options buying "real crypto": keeping assets on a trading platforms/Exchanges means it's not your coins and if the exchange goes under your assets could be lost. This have happened many times during the years. Having assets on a free browser wallet (called "hot wallet") is safe as long as you don't make mistakes or get your phone/pc compromised. Due to these hot wallets being so prone to user error, it's the most common place beginners get scammed/hacked. But, getting a hot wallet on a laptop that you never use and simply leave it there, pretty much becomes as safe as it can get. When getting a physical wallet "cold wallet", it does not become 100% safe either since they are also prone to user error. But they avoid being remotely hacked since you need physical access to the device to approve any transaction/action. The most common user error with cold wallets is users share their seed phrase online, which one should never ever do. There are loads of cold wallet options out there and most of them are considered safe for basic storage.

Top_Performance_732

USDT is not yet fully audited and it's peg is usually worse than USDC, as well as cctp being better than usdt0 bridge. They're both fine and I use them both but USDC is superior

Pure-Jackfruit-95

I think there’s no such thing as a truly “safe” crypto, only less risky ones. For me, BTC is the closest since it’s the most established, with ETH as a solid second but more volatile. If you want stability, stablecoins (USDT/USDC) work, but they’re more for parking money than growing it.

Top_Performance_732

Just use USDC its not complicated

cryptohi9

There’s no truly “safe” crypto tbh, but closest would be: Stablecoins (USDC/USDT) → stay around $1 Bitcoin/Ethereum → more stable long-term vs others For apps: Coinbase is easiest to start For hardware: Ledger or Trezor are solid Just keep it simple and avoid random coins. If you want, I can show a super basic setup to start 👍

Apart_Bear_5103

USDC

Blockchainauditor

You said "long term". So BTC is currently the "safe in the long term" non-stablecoin. But if you want the ones with the least variability, one of the top stablecoins - Tether, USDC have the volume behind them.

Unhappy_Step9279

Sure, but what happened to me personally is that they only took my POL; I had USDC in that same wallet, but they didn't touch it. It's strange, but I was lucky. And since the wallet is Phantom and I absolutely need POL for GAS, I can recover it.

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Post is by: Unhappy_Step9279 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1skclp2/rescuing_stuck_funds_how_i_outsmarted_a_hackers/ **The Nightmare Start** A few days ago, I made the classic mistake: I accidentally leaked my private key in a `.env` file on a cloud server. Within seconds, a "Sweeper Bot" was attached to my wallet. If I sent 1 MATIC to pay for gas, the bot would drain it in the same block. My USDC was sitting there, reachable but "un-spendable". **The Battle** I tried everything. Manual transfers? Failed. Standard scripts? The bot was faster. I even tried private MEV relays, but network latency and DNS issues in the cloud were killing my timing. I felt the frustration of watching my money "trapped" while a hacker's script stood guard. **The Breakthrough: Multi-RPC Parallel Turbo** As a Senior Dev, I decided to stop playing by the hacker's rules. I built a custom Python engine designed for one thing: **Speed and Redundancy.** Instead of hoping for one connection to work, my solution: * **Parallel Broadcasting:** Dispatches the rescue transaction to 5+ high-performance RPC nodes simultaneously. **The Result** Yesterday, the script fired. While the bot was busy looking at one node, my transaction was already confirmed through another. **33.83 USDC rescued.** It wasn't just about the money; it was about winning the technical fight. **Can I help you?** If you have funds stuck in a compromised wallet (Polygon, Ethereum, or BSC) and you’ve been told "it's gone," don't give up yet. I’ve refined this "Parallel Rescue" method and I’m looking to help others who are in the position I was in. **What I need from you:** * The Public Address of the hacked wallet. * The type of token stuck. * *Note: I will NEVER ask for your seed phrase. All I need is to coordinate the rescue script execution.* Drop a comment or DM me if you’re tired of the bots winning. Let’s get your funds back. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

uncapchad

When a loan is initiated, your Bitcoin is converted to a wrapped token (cbBTC) and transferred to a Morpho smart contract, while the USDC loan is instantly deposited into your Coinbase account. cbBTC is automatically converted back to Bitcoin upon repayment. It is wrapped because Morpho protocol runs on the Ethereum blockchain and you can't send Bitcoin on another blockchain, it has to wrapped. Maintaining a **Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio below the liquidation threshold** is your area of risk. If the loan balance (including accrued interest) reaches 86% of the collateral's market value, the collateral is *automatically liquidated* to repay the loan, triggering a penalty fee from Morpho. A sharp drop in the price of Bitcoin can quickly push your LTV toward the 86% liquidation limit. Interest continues to accrue until the loan is settled, which can increase your loan balance and LTV over time.

ginete_tech

you can yeah, but p2p only works for simple swaps between two people. the moment you want limit orders, real price discovery, or any kind of active trading, you need a matching engine. and that's where the execution trust problem kicks in. p2p is great for "I want to send you 100 USDC for your ETH" but it doesn't scale to actual markets.

No-Masterpiece2246

USDC founder is Goldman alum and shady af. I'd rather take my chances with Tether than have him freeze my USDC shitcoins without warning.

Calm-Professional103

I use Vesseo Wallet, a Stellar USDC wallet with yield-earning option through Blend. Riight now my unspent spending money is earning 9.45% APY. 

kyuronite

What? You can't just paste a solana address and have it go to ethereum or bitcoin. There is a checksum that happens so it will fail as the address is not even going to process. You can technically send funds from like USDC on ETH chain to BNB as the checksum will pass there. And then funds may be lost if the exchange does NOT have the same receiving address for either chain. Then you need to get them to do a deposit review which could either range from your funds being forfeited completely to you needing to pay a fee for the recovery and a wait of weeks to months. It all depends. If you did this onto your own wallet, then you should have the private keys available and can recover it easily. However, always double check and verify the address to receive and the network. Triple check can't hurt. Crypto doesn't have much room for error, so if you make a mistake, 99% of the time, you may just end up getting fucked.

Dubb18

No. The "ban" is on passive yield. Users may have to be "active" in order to gain yield. The definition of "active" has not been publicly clarified yet as far as I know. The biggest opponent to this was Coinbase, but they already have requirements for their users to gain USDC yield. You have to have an account on Base or be a member of Coinbase Pro. This wouldn't be much of a shift for them, which is why they likely support the latest rev.

LiquidityCompass

Holding USDC for now, waiting for better liquidity conditions 😄

ForestFreund

I own shares of tokenized homes in the US real estate market and get paid rent in USDC. It runs on Algorand. Lofty.ai

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a14alo

I'm using crypto credit cards, do they count? I have a spending limit on my card based on the BTC I hold in my wallet, and I can use this credit card for all kinds of everyday expenses. When it’s time to pay my card bill, I can either instantly sell BTC or deposit USDC into my wallet and use that to pay the depth.

EarningsPal

Who put $150M USDC on that platform? Seems like another legal bribe path. That money was expected to be taken.

Podsly

Easy, If you have a USDT/USDC Pool, fees are taken in those tokens and that’s the yield.

slvbtc

Holding USDC is like holding dollars in a paypal account where paypal can freeze the account at any moment. Circle has the power to freeze any USDC coins at any moment. If Iran held USDC those coins would be frozen almost instantly by Circle. If their USDC coins can be frozen by Circle at any moment then they are still under the control of US sanctions. Bitcoin is the only logical crypto they should accept as btc wallets can not be frozen by any country or any company.

slvbtc

People are saying they want USDC or USDT payments. Why on earth would they want that when they are both American companies that have the power to freeze any coins tied to Iran at any moment. The only logical crypto to accept is bitcoin because it cant be frozen.

slvbtc

Why would Iran want USDC or USDT when they are centralised american companies that can freeze any coins linked to Iran.

EarningsPal

On Dolomite: USDC earns 9.08% APY with 4.34% of the APY is WFLI rewards For USDT at 10.42% APY with 6.76% APY coming from WFLI rewards

EarningsPal

Who put all that USDC on Dolomite? That USDC isn’t coming back for that WLFI.

GBeastETH

I don’t trust Tether at all. I’m referring to USDC by Circle.

Dealer_Vast

This is a great topic that doesn't get enough attention. A few risks I'd add to the list: **Smart contract risk** — The protocol could have exploits even if audits passed. Always check TVL history and whether the protocol has been battle-tested with real money for at least 6+ months. **Oracle risk** — Many DeFi protocols rely on price oracles that can be manipulated, especially in low-liquidity pools. This is how many flash loan attacks work. **Stablecoin depeg risk** — USDC has depegged before. If you're in a lending protocol and your collateral is a stablecoin that loses its peg, liquidations can cascade fast. **Impermanent loss on liquidity provision** — If you're LP-ing stablecoin pairs, you can still lose value if one side depegs. The "stable" in the pair name doesn't guarantee stability. For risk management, I'd suggest: never put 100% of your stablecoins in a single protocol, spread across at least 3-4, and keep an eye on your positions during high-volatility periods even if they're automated.

ninenulls

Nobody has mentioned x402, the Coinbase-sponsored initiative to get the internet ready for USDC payments over Ethereum and Solana. You've heard of the 404 error on the internet, when a web site page can't be found ?? Well, error code 402 will tell your web browser, and other apps, that a payment is required. Here's an example of what I'm talking about : [https://dailycryptobriefs.com/insights/make-money-with-x402/](https://dailycryptobriefs.com/insights/make-money-with-x402/) . The main point here is crypto will become an integral part of the internet. I don't think it will take more than 1 year for all of the software to get updated. I work with code, and I follow the news.

daanishh

Hey, according to the Noble Express website itself: Noble Express does not charge fees. Noble Express incorporates Skip Go, a third party routing services provider, which incorporates an on-chain fee. This fee is displayed in the Noble Express user interface and is a function of transaction fees (i.e., gas fees) incurred when transferring across various blockchain networks. Note that where network transaction fees cannot be covered by USDC, the user is required to hold a fee paying token in their wallet (e.g., gas fees paid in ETH for transactions on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, etc.).

CapitalIncome845

I helped a friend set up a USDC payment gateway. Consider stable coins too. People are becoming familiar with them, and there's no currency transaction risk. Lightning aside, tx costs are also much lower.

Bitman321

USDC and USDT can be frozen by the US govt.

Wise-Concentrate3288

Smart contract audits are definitely worth checking but even audited protocols get rekt sometimes 💀 I learned this hard way when I had some USDC in a "safe" yield farm that got exploited last year, lost like $800 that was supposed to be my emergency fund Also that oracle manipulation thing is real - seen so many people get liquidated when the price feeds went crazy for few minutes

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kawfeemeister0920

Has to begin with pretty much everyone has a cold wallet for their own savings. Pretty much everyone knows the difference between a hot and cold wallet and converting between cryptos whether it be USDC/T to BTC or DOGE for that matter is just an app away and a matter of minutes.

Savings_Refuse_5922

Stablecoins can be blacklisted by the issuers, Tether and USDC have both done it with Tether doing it quite a bit more than USDC.

tornavec

It's actually true: my clients prefer paying in USDT, but all my business payments go out strictly in USDC and only via the Ethereum blockchain. Good thing my gateway, Cryptomus, converts stablecoins without fees and covers the gas costs

Savings_Refuse_5922

You don't really, maybe tag the wallets and coins like they do already. But there's no locking out funds like Tether and USDC are capable of.

blckwd1

Have you tried paying with a self-custody USDC card like Ready? Not as good as paying direct with USDC via QR or something, but you don’t need adoption of a separate point of sale system to spend USDC.

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tldr; Polymarket announced a major platform upgrade, replacing bridged USDC.e on Polygon with Polymarket USD, a new collateral token backed 1:1 by native USDC via its Circle partnership. The rollout also includes CTF Exchange V2, with lower gas costs, faster matching, smart contract wallet support, and updated developer tools. The move reduces bridge risk, gives Polymarket more control over settlement and liquidity, and will roll out over two to three weeks. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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Savings-Wash-4121

USDC. Regulated and stable - no chance in getting crushed by the market haha

lotekjunky

USDC

ReadingTheSign23

Feels like a mix, but merchant onboarding is the real bottleneck right now. People will hold stablecoins if they don’t trust their local currency, that part makes sense. But if you can’t actually spend them without jumping through hoops, they just turn into a temporary parking spot. Regulation matters too, but even in places where it’s kinda gray, people still find ways to hold and trade. Getting everyday businesses to accept stablecoins is harder since they need simple tools, low fees, and zero headaches with accounting or volatility. Until paying with USDT or USDC is as easy as tapping a card, most people will keep cashing out to fiat for daily use.

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tldr; Polymarket is rolling out a major upgrade that includes a new stablecoin, Polymarket USD, backed 1:1 by USDC and replacing USDC.e, plus a rebuilt trading engine with new order books and upgraded smart contracts. The changes aim to improve speed, reliability, and lower costs. Most users will be migrated automatically, while advanced users and bot traders must convert funds manually. Existing order books will be cleared and trading will briefly pause during scheduled maintenance. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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tldr; Solana-based DeFi protocol Drift lost over $280 million in the biggest crypto hack of 2026 so far. Drift said an attacker used a “novel attack” to gain Security Council admin powers, forcing deposits and withdrawals to be suspended. Researchers said the exploit involved compromise of 2 of 5 multisig signers, likely via social engineering and pre-signed transactions. Stolen assets included stablecoins and tokenized bitcoin, with much converted to USDC. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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tldr; Circle, the issuer of USDC, announced cirBTC, a wrapped bitcoin token backed 1:1 by BTC and verifiable onchain. Designed for DeFi, OTC platforms, market makers, and lending protocols, cirBTC will launch first on Arc and Ethereum and integrate with Circle’s infrastructure, including Circle Mint. Circle says it aims to offer an institutional-grade bitcoin standard to compete with products like WBTC and Coinbase’s cbBTC. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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tldr; Drift Protocol lost $285 million in 12 minutes on April 1, 2026, after attackers manipulated a fake token, exploited governance weaknesses, and drained three Solana vaults. Investigators Elliptic and TRM Labs linked the attack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. Afterward, about $232 million in USDC was bridged to Ethereum via Circle’s CCTP, prompting ZachXBT to criticize Circle for failing to freeze funds despite acting quickly in other cases. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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tldr; The article explains how product developers can monetize existing content or APIs with Coinbase’s x402 protocol by charging per HTTP request using USDC, especially on low-fee chains like Base. It argues the fastest path is wrapping one high-value endpoint, not rebuilding a whole product. Key focus areas are pricing, UX, payment verification, and entitlement logic. x402 enables simple pay-per-article, API call, video, or AI action flows for both humans and AI agents without traditional accounts or billing systems. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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bert00712

As a warning, for some reasons Robinhood restricted me from sending USDC and EURC. 

Bert_Man_520

It’s a currency spread. I do round ups on Cashapp and it’s usually 500$ above what the actual price is. It’s how companies make their egg. It’s annoying AF. If anyone knows a place to swap USDC or Usdt to BTC lmk because Robinhood allows you to swap Fiat for USDC with zero fees and the only fee is a small transfer fee to a non custodial wallet

No-Masterpiece2246

Which is... what stablecoins were made for! USDT: Originally created to pump BTC price by printing "dollars" out of thin air. USDC: Goldman Sachs founder got USG permission to print money when no one else could

Dubb18

I've heard there's supposed to be discussion over the coming days/weeks about the details. The biggest opponent is Coinbase who already requires users to either be subscribed to their pay platform Coinbase One or have USDC on their DeFi platform (Base) in order to be eligible for USDC stablecoin rewards. In both cases, the yield is on par with traditional investment platforms. The yield is 3.50% for Coinbase One while for Vanguard I can get 3.3%. For Vanguard, I can have my investment insured while I don't think that's the case for Coinbase. I believe that Coinbase would eventually change the requirements for their DeFi platform anyway as they are currently just trying to build it up to lure interest. Both Coinbase cases could already be steps towards being considered "active". We'll see.

Calm-Professional103

I use Beans app on Stellar to earn yield on USDC and invest the yield weekly into yBTC, a yield-earning BTC proxy on Stellar.  Trading between the two is fast and cheap. 

RollingMeteors

>into a tollbooth that explicitly refuses USD but happily takes stablecoins like USDT and USDC Thank god. Waiting for USD to crash so I can finally buy property and build a stream warehouse on it.

SirArthurPT

nope. USDT and USDC can be remotely locked by Tether or Circle. So not a good option at all.

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Aggressive_Lie_4446

Trading in USDT and USDC which are backed by US Treasuries is not inflicting any punishment on the US.

Aggressive_Lie_4446

Then you have no idea how USDT especially works. USDT is not only trackable, Tether can easily blacklist your coins. USDT and USDC are NOT decentralized coins and have never claimed to be . Tether claims that USDT is backed by US Treasuries. Essentially it is a digital form of the dollar and Tether at the request of law enforcement can freeze and blacklist your address ,meaning the funds are either unmovable or lost forever. USDC also has a "kill switch" though Circle often waits until it gets a court order to freeze an individual's address.

alxkwl

No, i havent. I can either pay back the USDC or let them keep the equivalent in my supplied collateral at whatever the market rate of eth is at the time. I figure I'll just settle it once ETH is at $3500+ and get a substantial discount on the amount borrowed.

alxkwl

Worth a gander. I currently have 20.25 ETH supplied at 1.64% APY borrowing $15,715 USDC at 3.55% APY. With LTV at 38% I'm netting a . 48% APY currently. I initially made this move after looking at car loans at 8% APR, or selling some of my ETH holdings. Once I realized I could keep my eth and actually earn interest, it was a no brainer lol.